Podcast Overview

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Episode # 457 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "Peparing The Way"

01/25/26

4 mins

By Edward Killian

Pastor Killian Teaches On Matthew 3:1-3
Lethal Force

01/20/26

6 mins

By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman

In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, Scott Keith, and Bruce Hillman discuss the ethics of self-defense from a Christian perspective. They explore the moral complexity of using deadly force, particularly in situations involving the defense of oneself or others.
- Cultural Exegesis
- Vocation
Episode #456 Featuring Pastor Bob Hiler "No Safe Questions"

01/18/26

4 mins

By Bob Hiller

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 13:22-30
Understanding the American Religious Landscape with Ryan Burge

01/13/26

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

Kelsi is joined by data analyst, Ryan Burge, to discuss the current American Religious Landscape as well as his newest book, The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us.Dr. Ryan Burge is an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.
Has Lutheranism Failed?

01/11/26

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman | Scott Keith

Has Lutheranism Failed? In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the purpose and aim of the church to examine if Lutheranism in America has failed.
Episode # 455 Featuring Pastor Edward Killian "The Stone The Builders Rejected"

01/11/26

4 mins

By Edward Killian

Pastor Killian Teaches On Luke 20:9-20
Episode # 454 Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller "Will God Delay?"

01/04/26

4 mins

By Bob Hiller

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 18:1-8
Episode # 453 Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller "Your Redemption Is Drawing Near"

12/28/25

4 mins

By Bob Hiller

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 21:5-28
A Review of David (Angel Studios 2025)

12/23/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Scott Keith

Scott and Caleb review the new animated David movie. More than just another David and Goliath retelling, the film attempts to capture David’s full transformation from shepherd to king.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Cultural Exegesis
Episode # 452 Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek "Seeing The Last Through A Friday"

12/21/25

4 mins

By Darrin Sheek

Pastor Sheek Teaches On Luke 23:27-43
421: Chesterton - Mankind would have a much worse time if there were no such thing as Christmas or Christmas dinners

12/20/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Going Cold Turkey at Christmas? In this episode, we read G.K. Chesterton’s essay, On Christmas, wherein he discusses celebrating Christmas too early, vivisection, vegetarians versus turkeys, and what to do about the poor at Christmas. It’s another curmudgeonly Christmas episode with one of our favorite British apologists and satirists.
420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

12/13/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’m Wasted, and I Can’t Find My Way Home. In this episode, we again invite C.S. Lewis to teach us about Christmas. We also discuss the early church fathers, worship, symbolism, mystery, Freud and Jung’s influence on modern Christians, consumerism and gift-giving, and, of course, Christmas: all this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.